This EDA investment supports the pocahontas public service district with expanding water service for pocahontas county and the snowshoe resort in durbin, west virginia

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $10.7 million Project Grant to the Pocahontas County Public Service District under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support the expansion of water service for Pocahontas County and Snowshoe Resort in Durbin, West Virginia. Specifically, the grant will enable construction of a new 1,500 gallon per minute water treatment plant to replace an undersized existing facility. It will also fund a new distribution main to the current water storage tank. This project aims to help the region diversify its economy and create or save jobs following negative impacts from declines in the coal industry and the COVID-19 pandemic. Completion of the water infrastructure improvements should attract private investment and advance economic resiliency throughout the area.

The project work includes construction of a 1,500 gallon per minute (GPM) water treatment plant to replace the existing undersized water treatment plant and a new distribution main to the current water storage tank. The project will help support job growth in the area following negative economic impact from both decline in the coal industry and the covid-19 pandemic. Once completed, the project will help the region diversify its local economy, create and save jobs, attract private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region.